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An Insider’s Guide to Barcelona Sants Train Station—from a Local Who’s Lived next to it for 15 Years
Barcelona Sants is not exactly one of Europe’s more gorgeous train stations, but it effectively connects Barcelona to places throughout Catalonia and in Spain and France Barcelona Sants Station is unlovely but clean and well equipped with a range of services. It’s not huge, but can seem a bit bewildering to newbies. So let me …
Renfe’s Avlo Reviewed: Is This Cheap High Speed Train Worthwhile for Spain and Catalonia?
Spain’s national railway company Renfe’s budget train service, Avlo, zips you from Madrid to a handful of major cities at very low cost. Photo by André Marques. I tested out the Spanish national railway’s new ultra-cheap service for a trip from Barcelona to Madrid and was pleasantly surprised with this modern (though no-frills) rail experience. …